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Huntington Disease Breakthrough: New Potential Therapy That Restores Motor Function Being Planned for Clinical Trial
February 13, 2012 — Medical researchers have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington disease that restores lost motor skills and may delay or stop the progression of the disease based on lab model tests, says ... > full story -
Investigators Achieve Important Step Toward Treating Huntington's Disease
January 19, 2012 — Researchers have developed a technique for using stem cells to deliver therapy that specifically targets the genetic abnormality found in Huntington's disease, a hereditary brain disorder that causes ... > full story -
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Regulatory Enzyme Overexpression May Protect Against Neurodegeneration in Huntington's Disease
December 18, 2011 — Treatment that increases brain levels of an important regulatory enzyme may slow the loss of brain cells that characterizes Huntington's disease (HD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. A team ... > full story -
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Melatonin Delays Onset, Reduces Deaths in Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease
October 11, 2011 — Melatonin, best known for its role in sleep regulation, delayed the onset of symptoms and reduced mortality in a mouse model of Huntington's disease, say researchers. Their findings show for the ... > full story -
Drug Development in the Blink of an Eye
August 8, 2011 — The development of drugs for brain-related conditions is not an efficient process. A key reason for this is a lack of preclinical tests that accurately predict drug efficacy and detect unwanted side ... > full story -
Cellular Stress Can Induce Yeast to Promote Prion Formation
July 22, 2011 — Biochemists have identified a yeast protein called Lsb2 that can promote spontaneous prion formation. Prions can cause neurodegenerative disorders, such as mad cow/Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, in humans ... > full story -
AMPK Amplifies Huntington's Disease
July 18, 2011 — A new study describes how hyperactivation of AMP-activated protein kinase promotes neurodegeneration in Huntington's ... > full story -
A Step Toward Controlling Huntington's Disease? Potential New Way of Blocking Activity of Gene That Causes HD
June 23, 2011 — Researchers have identified a natural mechanism that might one day be used to block the expression of the mutated gene known to cause Huntington's disease. Their experiments offer not an immediate ... > full story -
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Compound May Provide Drug Therapy Approach for Huntington's Disease
June 23, 2011 — Researchers have identified compounds that appear to inhibit a signaling pathway in Huntington's disease, a finding that may eventually lead to a potential drug therapy to help slow the progression ... > full story -
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Novel Drug Alleviates Symptoms in Huntington's and Alzheimer's Mice
June 2, 2011 — Scientists have identified a drug candidate that diminishes the effects of both Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease in animal models, offering new hope for patients who currently lack any ... > full story
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